Women of the year

HOW DO WE CARVE OUT A LIFE THAT SUITS US – NOT SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS? ON ENTERING HER 40S, Poorna Bell DECIDED TO EXAMINE EVERYTHING SHE’D BEEN CONDITIONED TO BELIEVE AS A WOMAN… AND THEN DO IT DIFFERENTLY

Rose Byrne, the much-loved star of hit comedies Bridesmaids and Bad Neighbours, as well as long-running legal drama Damages, has finally landed herself an Academy Award nomination – and it’s about tim

I DON’T see reality in the way women of my age are commonly portrayed. The discrepancy is irritating.” For Danielle Barbereau, her frustration has taken the form of her debut novel “Grey Matters”, whi

YOU COULD SAY Danielle Haim and her sisters — Alana and Este — were born and raised to be rock stars. “I was around 10 when we started our ‘band,’ which was us just learning songs and playing them in

Lola Young Eight Weeks Looking back, moving forwards, defying the odds 336pp. Penguin. Paperback, £10.99. Lola Young has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords since 2004. She is also an emeri

When Katie Piper welcomed her daughter Belle back in 2014, she poignantly described motherhood as a new chapter, adding that she was finally able to leave the past behind. But becoming a mother also m